Wreckage of a United States Army Air Force Republic P-47 Thunderbolt in a wooded area near Bissen, Belgium during World War II. A smoldering pile of debris and twisted metal lies in the forest floor. Tree branches obscure the view of the wreck site. Smoke rises from the crash site. Flames burning on wreck site near the remains of the empennage tail. A piece of metal with words that read “Harding DET 10-169 3rd Army P-47”.
United States Army 83rd Division infantry troops advance along snow-covered road and through a forested area in Bovigny, Belgium during World War II. Infantry soldiers carry their rifles and supplies while advancing up a hilly road. A pet dog mascot follows the soldier. Some soldiers ride in Jeeps in the highway. Soldiers pass by a wreckage of a tank.
United States Army 87th Infantry Division Brigadier General Frank L. Culin Jr. awards field commissions to four enlisted men in Libramont, Belgium during World War II. The four U.S. Army soldiers stand outdoors in the snow. General Culin pins a bar on a soldier’s collar. General Culin and the soldier shake hands and salute each other. A bar on the soldier’s collar. An aide removes the stripe from a soldier’s sleeve using a knife during the promotion ceremony.
United States Army 101st Airborne soldiers in snow-covered forest near Foy, Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. Soldiers setting up machine gun emplacements in open snow-covered field near a forest. A soldier passes a shell to another soldier in foxhole. The soldier in foxhole carefully place the shell. Another soldier emerges from the foxhole. Soldiers testing a machine gun. 101st Airborne troops ride a Jeep along snow-covered road.
United States Army 101st Airborne troops standing under snow-covered trees in forest near Foy, Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. A soldier with a field telephone in foxhole under the trees. Other soldiers surround him. Snow falling in the forest. Troops setting up telephone in the forest. Brig. Gerald J. Higgins, Deputy Division Commander of 101st Airborne talks to officers in the forest. One of the officers hold a map. Brigadier Higgins and officers study map together. Soldier puts down the phone and stands up in front of the officers.
United States Army 101st Airborne soldiers marching in double file along snow-covered road in Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. Soldiers march on road between barbed wire fence and snow-covered trees. Soldiers’ boots are covered in snow as they move. Group of officers around field telephone in woods. Brigadier Gerald J Higgins, Deputy Division Commander of 101st Airborne talks to officers in the forest. Brigadier Higgins and officers study map together as snow falls on them.